The Future Maker Mountaintop Activation Proposals were awarded in January 2025. The awardees are listed below:

Proposal TitleApplicant and Co-Applicants

The Bethlehem Chess Open

Skyler Mott
Contemporary Education Policy in the Context of Small Cities: An Interdisciplinary Summit Focused on Youth, Families, Schools, and Their Communities

Brook Sawyer, J. Cameron Anglum, Craig Hochbein, Karen Pooley, Wes Hiatt, Brian Fife, Michael Burger, Natasha de Luna, Won Choi

Light on the Mountaintop: A Seminar Series on Optical Imaging Techniques and Applications in Science, Engineering, and MedicineJu Lu, Will Xia, Chenshu Liu, Daniel Ou-Yang, Xiaoji Xu, Lifang He
Memory Pollinator: A Mobile Installation for Connection, Reflection, and GatheringChristina Zhang
Phenomenologies of Mental Health, Well-Being, and Flourishing Conference: Mountaintop Installation and Opening ReceptionAlly Peabody Smith, Fathima Wakeel, Tracy Nichols, Ellie Anderson